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    June 19, 2011

Fighting Kills 29 in Northwest Pakistan

   VOA News

   Dozens of Taliban militants have attacked a Pakistani military base,
   triggering clashes and air strikes that left 25 militants and four
   soldiers dead.
   Saturday's fighting occurred in the Mohmand tribal region along the
   border with Afghanistan.
   Officials say about 50 militants armed with light and heavy weapons
   launched an attack on an army post there. The military says it
   responded with precision airstrikes and ground operations that targeted
   militant bunkers and positions.
   It says the operation successfully secured a mountaintop that had been
   used as a militant stronghold.
   Four soldiers were reported killed in the fighting and eight were
   wounded.
   Mohmand is one of several tribal areas where Taliban and
   al-Qaida-linked militants frequently launch attacks against police and
   security positions.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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